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1970 – Reorganization Plan No. 3 created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Presidential Executive Order 1970 – Clean Air Act (Extension) . Major rewrite of CAA, setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Hazardous Air Pollutant standards, and auto emissions tailpipe standards.
The global environmental justice movement arises from local environmental conflicts in which environmental defenders frequently confront multi-national corporations in resource extraction or other industries. Local outcomes of these conflicts are increasingly influenced by trans-national environmental justice networks.
The environmental policy of the Biden administration is characterized by strong measures for protecting climate and environment. [93] However, the Biden administration faces challenges in advancing ambitious environmental policies, as significant legislative changes are subject to partisan opposition.
Environmental History (scholarly journal) Environmentalhistory.org (timeline) American Society for Environmental History; Environmental History Resources; Historical Topics | US EPA; Environmental-History; Environmental History on the Internet; JSTOR: All Volumes and Issues - Browse - Environmental History [1996–2007 (Volumes 1–12)]
1951 — The Nature Conservancy is an environmental organization founded in the United States. — World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established by the United Nations. — Drinking water fluoridation becomes an official policy of the U.S. Public Health Service to reduce tooth decay, soon followed by other countries.
The Qin dynasty founds China's first empire period of China, conquers large areas of the East Asian mainland, and soon collapses, but is soon rebuilt by the Han dynasty, whose population and environmental impact is similar to that of the Roman Empire. Qin established some of the world's first environmental protection laws. [11] c. 225 BC
The history of environmental pollution traces human-dominated ecological systems from the earliest civilizations to the present day. [1] This history is characterized by the increased regional success of a particular society, followed by crises that were either resolved, producing sustainability, or not, leading to decline.
Hughes also notes that "environmental history is notably absent from nations that most adamantly reject US, or Western influences". [74] Michael Bess sees the world increasingly permeated by potent technologies in a process he calls "artificialization" which has been accelerating since the 1700s, but at a greatly accelerated rate after 1945.